# Use variable in search query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-variable-in-search-query/198129>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 5, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-variable-in-search-query/198129 "2019-09-05T00:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/johnm/32/49468_2.png) [@JohnM](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-variable-in-search-query/198129/1 "2019-09-05T00:30:11Z")

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I am using python elasticsearch client to query.  
[https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/master/](https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/master/)

Everything works fine except using queries string as variable. Sorry if this is more python question.

This works well.

```
index_name = "logstash-abc-*"
res = es.search(index=index_name, body={"query": {"bool": {"filter": [{"term": {"message": "ssh",}},{"term": {host: "admin01",}},]}}})

```

I want {"term": {"message": "ssh",}} part as a variable and preset 10+ patterns.  
Something like this.

```
index_name = "logstash-abc-*"
q1 = "{\"term\": {\"message\": \"ssh\",}}"
q2 = "{\"term\": {\"syslog_ip\": \"192.168.0.100\",}}"
res = es.search(index=index_name, body={"query": {"bool": {"filter": [q1,q2,{"term": {host: "admin01",}},]}}})

```

Looks like q1 and q2 are ignored in search query. Can you use variable in the es search query?  
How can you check what a full request query string sent?

Thanks for your help in advance.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-variable-in-search-query/198129/2 "2019-10-03T00:30:16Z")

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